Perspectives on pilot-wave hydrodynamics
Name
030503_1_5.0210055.pdf
Size
4.52 MB
Format
Adobe PDF
Checksum (MD5)
a772273e03e5284d3edc33886cf5eead
Author(s)
Bush, John WM
Frumkin, Valeri
Sáenz, Pedro J
Date Issued
July 15, 2024
Journal
Applied Physics Letters
Publisher
AIP Publishing
Citation
John W. M. Bush, Valeri Frumkin, Pedro J. Sáenz; Perspectives on pilot-wave hydrodynamics. Appl. Phys. Lett. 15 July 2024; 125 (3): 030503.
Version
Final published version
Abstract
We present a number of fresh perspectives on pilot-wave hydrodynamics, the field initiated in 2005 by Couder and Fort's discovery that millimetric droplets self-propelling along the surface of a vibrating bath can capture certain features of quantum systems. A recurring theme will be that pilot-wave hydrodynamics furnishes a classical framework for reproducing many quantum phenomena and allows one to rationalize such phenomena mechanistically, from a local realist perspective, obviating the need to appeal to quantum nonlocality. The distinction is drawn between hydrodynamic pilot-wave theory and its quantum counterparts, Bohmian mechanics, the Bohm–Vigier stochastic pilot-wave theory, and de Broglie's theory of the double-solution. Each of these quantum predecessors provide a valuable touchstone as we take the physical picture engendered in the walking droplets and extend it into the quantum realm via theoretical modeling. Emphasis is given to recent developments in the field, both experimental and conceptual, and to forecasting potentially fruitful new directions.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematics
Terms of Use
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial
Persistent DSpace Link
DOI of Published Version
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0210055
